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Jack Beckman and the rest of the NHRA Mello Yello Series will be live on Fox TV Sunday. Photo by NHRA/National Dragster

NHRA Mello Yello Series, Fox TV brace for historic broadcast July 24

Semifinals, finals to be broadcast live from Denver

July 19, 2016

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The NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series is set to make history on July 24 as Fox TV will broadcast the semifinal and final rounds live from the Mopar Mile-High NHRA Nationals in Denver. It will mark the first time in the 65-year history of the series that the finals of an NHRA event will be broadcast live on a broadcast television network.

The broadcast is scheduled for a 3 p.m. ET start.

“We have worked so hard over the years to secure the right television partner and to finally get to the point where the NHRA Mello Yello Series is going to make its live debut on broadcast television through coverage provided by our friends at Fox, it is going to be a very satisfying moment for sure,” said Peter Clifford, NHRA president. “The sport has grown so much this year through the great coverage on FS1 that we feel this opportunity to showcase the world’s fastest motorsport to an even bigger audience on the Fox broadcast network is going to be a game-changer for the sport of NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing.”

Fox’s live coverage of NHRA Mello Yello Series will continue on through the Western Swing, with live Sunday coverage broadcast from the Toyota NHRA Sonoma Nationals in Northern California’s Bay Area (July 31) and the Protect the Harvest NHRA Northwest Nationals presented by Lucas Oil at Pacific Raceways in Seattle (Aug. 7). Fox also will provide live coverage of Monday’s finals during the prestigious Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals at Indianapolis (Sept. 5).

“Our relationship with the NHRA is off to a fantastic start,” said Bill Wanger, Fox Sports executive vice president of programming, live operations and research. “Scheduling three consecutive events on Fox broadcast obviously gives the sport an unprecedented opportunity to continue to grow and capture new fans … it’s great to be a part of the NHRA’s rich history in a meaningful way.”